id: 122443
accession number: 1942.716
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Prunus Vase (Meiping) with Blossoming Lotus, late 1400s. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Porcelain with polychrome glazes, Fahua ware; diameter: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.); overall: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance 1942.716
title: Prunus Vase (Meiping) with Blossoming Lotus
title in original language: 琺華蓮花紋梅瓶
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creation date: late 1400s
creation date earliest: 1475
creation date latest: 1499
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creditline: Bequest of John L. Severance
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culture: China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
technique: Porcelain with polychrome glazes, Fahua ware
department: Chinese Art
collection: China - Ming Dynasty
type: Ceramic
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CREATORS
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measurements: Diameter: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection
opening date: 1942-11-12T04:00:00
Exhibition of the John L. Severance Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 12, 1942-March 14, 1943).
title: Mayling Soong Foundation 25th Anniversary Exhibition
opening date: 1967-04-16T05:00:00
Mayling Soong Foundation 25th Anniversary Exhibition. Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, MA (organizer) (April 16-June 4, 1967).
title: The Twain Shall Meet
opening date: 1985-10-30T05:00:00
The Twain Shall Meet. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986).
title: Flora and Fauna (Chinese art rotation)
opening date: 2020-11-06T05:00:00
Flora and Fauna (Chinese art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2020-June 6, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 30-September 5, 1982).', 'opening_date': '1982-06-30T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Circa 1492: Art in the Age of Exploration. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (October 12, 1991-January 12, 1992).', 'opening_date': '1991-10-12T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
John L. Severance [1863-1936], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?-1942
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1942-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Catalogue of the John L. Severance Collection: Bequest of John L. Severance, 1936. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.
page number: Reproduced: p. [61], Plate XXX, cat. no. 147; Mention: p. 69, cat. no. 147
url: https://archive.org/details/SeveranceBequest/page/n73
Hollis, Howard C. “Department of Oriental Art: Chinese Ceramics and Jades.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 29, no. 9, 1942, pp. 150–157.
page number: Reproduced: p. 155
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25141018
J. Mayuyama and H. Igaki, "Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the CMA," Tosetsu 陶說, August 1956, no. 41, pp. 41-46.
page number: Reproduced
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 869
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n154
Mayuyama, Junkichi 繭山順吉. Chinese Ceramics in the West: Compendium of Chinese Ceramic Masterpieces in European and American Collection [欧米蒐蔵中国陶磁図錄]. Tokyo: Mayuyama & Co, 1960.
page number: Reproduced: pl. 85
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Lee, Sherman E. A History of Far Eastern Art. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1964.
page number: Reproduced: p. 418, fig. no. 556
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 267
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n291
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 267
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n291
Froncek, Thomas, and Hugh Honour. The Horizon Book of the Arts of China. New York: American Heritage Pub. Co, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 261
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Lion-Goldschmidt, Daisy. Ming Porcelain. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: page facing 122, no. 97
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Moore, Janet Gaylord. The Eastern Gate: An Invitation to the Arts of China and Japan. Cleveland: Collins, 1979.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 78 and p. 87
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Neils, Jenifer. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page number: cat. no. 131
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Gilbert, Rita, and William McCarter. Living with Art. New York: Knopf, 1988.
page number: Reproduced: fig. 576, p. 468
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Brummett, Palmira Johnson. Civilization Past & Present. New York: Longman, 1999.
page number: Reproduced: p. 479
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